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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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